But this decentralized federalist structure is part of who they thought they were and who they continue to think they are.

这种联邦制分权的政治架构,是他们对自己现在及将来身份的认知

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We tend to think of the separation of powers doctrine as necessary for the security and liberty of the individual ? don't we?

我们倾向于,将分权原理想成是,个人安全与自由的必备条件,不是吗？

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But it does mean that this decentralization is an essential part of who they thought they were.

但是这就意味着地方分权,是他们自我认知的基本组成部分

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The Federal Open Market Committee makes monetary policy so it's decentralized and long terms.

联邦公开市场监察小组,制定货币政策,所以它是分权并且长期的。

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Even though decentralized England expands its bureaucracy and collected taxes much more efficiently than across the channel in France, state-making involved more officials there.

即使是在分权的英国 官僚政府也日益扩大,他们比海峡对岸的法国有着更多苛捐杂税,现代国家的形成需要更多的官员

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We usually think of individual freedom and security as the purpose of the separation of power.

我们通常认为,个人自由与安全,是分权的目的。

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Very, very different than this federalist decentralized structure of both of these countries.

这就跟两个联邦制分权结构完全不同

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But Amsterdam reflects this kind of primacy of the global economy, because it's such an important trading power, but also this federalist decentralized aspect that I've tried to describe.

但是当时的阿姆斯特丹反应了,一种全球化经济的趋势,因为它是非常重要的一股贸易势力,而联邦分权制的政体,正如我刚才说的,也是同等重要

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Both of these states are decentralized states.

两个国家都是分权制政体

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Third is decentralization.

第三点是分权制

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